1. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has been taking warfarin
and is experiencing rectal bleeding. Which of the following drugs should the nurse
expect to administer to the client? - ANS-Vitamin K
2. A nurse is administering epoetin intravenously to a client who has renal failure. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? - ANS-Administer via IV bolus over 1 to 3
min
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic stable angina. The nurse should identify
that which of the following drugs inhibits the actions of adenosine diphosphate receptors
(ADP) on platelets and can be prescribed to reduce the client's risk for myocardial
infarction? - ANS-Clopidogrel
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has hemophilia A and is about to begin taking
desmopressin to prevent bleeding. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the
following adverse reactions? - ANS-Edema
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure and is receiving epoetin. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - ANS-Hypertension
6. A nurse is caring for a client who is about alteplase therapy to treat pulmonary embolism.
Which of the following drugs should the nurse have available in the event of a severe
adverse reaction? - ANS-Vitamin K
7. A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin factor VIII therapy to treat hemophilia
A. When administering factor VIII, which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
ANS-Have emergency equipment ready
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking aspirin to reduce the risk of a
cardiovascular event. The nurse should identify that the drug inhibits platelet aggregation
by which of the following mechanisms? - ANS-Inhibiting cyclooxygenase action in
platelets
9. A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking epoetin. An increase in which
of the following laboratory values should indicate to the nurse that the therapy is
effective? - ANS-Hgb
10. A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin taking folic acid to treat megaloblastic
anemia. The nurse should monitor which of the following laboratory values to determine
therapeutic effectiveness> - ANS-Reticulocyte count
11. A nurse is caring for a client who is about to begin therapy with recombinant factor IX to
treat hemophilia B. The client asks the nurse about the risk of disease transmission with
recombinant factor IX as compared with plasma-derived factor IX. The nurse should
explain that recombinant factor IX therapy practically eliminates the risk for which of the
following? - ANS-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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